School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 396
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- (continued from previous page)little houses at the cross road.
One of those huxters lived in the Bog Road near the back gate near Miltown House Her name was Peg Goonan.
There was another at the castle of Freigh. Her name was Nance Mc Carthy.
There was another shop midway between Miltown and Inagh It went by the name of Malbays.
In several cases those people used to sell a drop of poteen.
There used also sell clay pipes.
Those huxters used to attend around on the Sundays and holidays meeting the people as they came out from mass.
The old market was held in the Church Road.
People used to work for goods.
There is a mowers holiday in September.
The old men would not consider it lucky to mow on that day.
Others do not consider it lucky to tackle an ass and car on Saint Martins day.
What they consider unlucky is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Wolfe
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Wolfe
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
